I miss you all too! I know what you mean about your college friends. We can't go as crazy around them. Nick is pretty normal compared to the rest of you! (It's still scary to me how much he's like Ben) And yet he tolerated our weirdness pretty well, huh? Hahah! I hope Howl's Moving Castle didn't scare him now that I finally got him to watch a Miyazaki movie! I've been talking to him about those for 2 years!
I did do something where all of us had super powers! It was a small part of the X-Men story I wrote with Fern. I did finish writing it, but it's not fine-tuned. Did you want to read it?
I probably won't put it up on fanfic though.
>.<
But yes! Write a story with us! I'll be Fern again! (If we do the superpower thing). Ask me if you need details about her!
We got to pet a baby penguin at the zoo! It rocks knowing people who work behind the scenes!
I really do miss you guys during the school year.
TT-TT
I gotta talk to Angeles and Stephanie. Maybe Crystal and Kelly. WHo else is around during the school year? We should have movie night every weekend! That would make it a little better. Since I don't live on campus, I don't have as many college friends as I did high school friends.
~*~
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Plushie
I made a plushie! Just a trial run to try out the pattern and make sure that felt would hold up. Here's a few pictures ^__^
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Friends
Well a bunch of us hung out today. And I really missed all you guys >___<
We all need to get together more often and be random. I cant be as crazy around my friends at college. It's just not the same...
Anyway, cheers to all of you awesome people I've come to known over the years. You're all freaking awesome >______< yeah! :D I'm still a little hyper if you cant tell!!!! I need to make a story based off of you guys one day...actually maybe I'll make a short story about all of us...that'd be pretty cool. :D Yay! New project! ha ha ha!
Maybe I'll make up something about our lives though. Something to do with awesomeness...like we'll all have a special power (only one guys). ...Didnt Tara do somethign like this already? What happened to that? Well I'm gonna do it anyway. It'll be short, like a sped up novel without all of the boring bits. Or an anime that has no commercials and doesnt spend fifty chapters talking or fighting or whatever. Okey dokey I'll do that in my spare time...yeah...
We all need to get together more often and be random. I cant be as crazy around my friends at college. It's just not the same...
Anyway, cheers to all of you awesome people I've come to known over the years. You're all freaking awesome >______< yeah! :D I'm still a little hyper if you cant tell!!!! I need to make a story based off of you guys one day...actually maybe I'll make a short story about all of us...that'd be pretty cool. :D Yay! New project! ha ha ha!
Maybe I'll make up something about our lives though. Something to do with awesomeness...like we'll all have a special power (only one guys). ...Didnt Tara do somethign like this already? What happened to that? Well I'm gonna do it anyway. It'll be short, like a sped up novel without all of the boring bits. Or an anime that has no commercials and doesnt spend fifty chapters talking or fighting or whatever. Okey dokey I'll do that in my spare time...yeah...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Swords and an additional rant
Ok so I wanted to do a post, but I wasn't sure what to do it on. Kelly suggesting writing about a movie I saw the other day, but I didnt feel like it. Then I thought about writing about the Moon Dragon story Tara and I are writing, but I didnt feel like it. Then I thought, maybe I'll write about the zoo (which was really fun), but I didnt feel like it. So in my effort to post, I've decided to write about swords (in case you couldnt tell).
So I'll start with what I'm familiar with. Katanas. They're the swords that most people associate with Japan and samurai. It's one of the sharpest, if not the sharpets, blades in the world. The technique they use to make the sword super-sharp and strong is folding. The swordsmith has to fold the metal about fifteen times (too many and its too brittle, too little and its not strong enough). It's a long and grueling process and is usually very ceremonious at times.
There's a bunch of different sizes of japanese swords ranging from two inches to ridiculously huge ones. One thing that bugs me a lot though is when people wear them wrong or place them on the stands incorrectly. Technically they can flub their way through hanging or wearing a katana upside-down. The katana (everyday use) is worn blade up so it arcs like a rainbow. The tachi (a ceremonial sword) is worn blade down so it looks like a banana in a banana split. You also put them on sword stands this way, blade down for tachi, blade up for katana.
And now I don't feel like talking about katanas. So I'll talk about khopesh swords.
They were used in ancient egypt. I think they stopped making them in about 1300 BC. Anyway, the khopesh is a sickle-sword, and very cool looking. Even though it looks likes its used for bludgeoning, because it has a bulky blade, it's actually used for more slashinga attacks. I'm too lazy to post a picture of it so if you want to know what it looks like just google "khopesh" in images or something.
Oh and one more thing which has to tie in with my last post ranting about the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie. Kimonos and the like you have to wear them a specific way. I can't complain about the ties and all the ridiculous things you have to do to wear it right, but one thing is extremely crucial. The lapels. The right side goes first, with the left overlapping it. That's the right way to wear it. If you happen to put the right overlapping the left, it means you're dead. Japanese dress the dead this way, specifically because they're dead. If you watch the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, you will notice that most everyone in that movie is wearing their shirts/kimono/robes (whatever) correctly. Everyone except for Katara. Apparently she's a corpse that's been brought back to life. Weird isnt it?
So I'll start with what I'm familiar with. Katanas. They're the swords that most people associate with Japan and samurai. It's one of the sharpest, if not the sharpets, blades in the world. The technique they use to make the sword super-sharp and strong is folding. The swordsmith has to fold the metal about fifteen times (too many and its too brittle, too little and its not strong enough). It's a long and grueling process and is usually very ceremonious at times.
There's a bunch of different sizes of japanese swords ranging from two inches to ridiculously huge ones. One thing that bugs me a lot though is when people wear them wrong or place them on the stands incorrectly. Technically they can flub their way through hanging or wearing a katana upside-down. The katana (everyday use) is worn blade up so it arcs like a rainbow. The tachi (a ceremonial sword) is worn blade down so it looks like a banana in a banana split. You also put them on sword stands this way, blade down for tachi, blade up for katana.
And now I don't feel like talking about katanas. So I'll talk about khopesh swords.
They were used in ancient egypt. I think they stopped making them in about 1300 BC. Anyway, the khopesh is a sickle-sword, and very cool looking. Even though it looks likes its used for bludgeoning, because it has a bulky blade, it's actually used for more slashinga attacks. I'm too lazy to post a picture of it so if you want to know what it looks like just google "khopesh" in images or something.
Oh and one more thing which has to tie in with my last post ranting about the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie. Kimonos and the like you have to wear them a specific way. I can't complain about the ties and all the ridiculous things you have to do to wear it right, but one thing is extremely crucial. The lapels. The right side goes first, with the left overlapping it. That's the right way to wear it. If you happen to put the right overlapping the left, it means you're dead. Japanese dress the dead this way, specifically because they're dead. If you watch the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, you will notice that most everyone in that movie is wearing their shirts/kimono/robes (whatever) correctly. Everyone except for Katara. Apparently she's a corpse that's been brought back to life. Weird isnt it?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Mission to Mars
So, just watched Mission to Mars.
It's a good movie! I don't think it's really well known, but it's a great movie. Scifi, of course, if you can't tell from the name. It's sort of a first contact movie. At parts, it's frustratingly slow, but it's supposed to be. It will make you feel thoroughly creeped out about going into space.
And the finale's pretty awesome!
It's not an evil alien movie. And it has an awesome take on the origin of life on Earth.
It's a good movie! I don't think it's really well known, but it's a great movie. Scifi, of course, if you can't tell from the name. It's sort of a first contact movie. At parts, it's frustratingly slow, but it's supposed to be. It will make you feel thoroughly creeped out about going into space.
And the finale's pretty awesome!
It's not an evil alien movie. And it has an awesome take on the origin of life on Earth.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Missed
O figured out why I didn't see your post down there! Because at the time you had it posted, I had my OWN post window open (It was open for a long time because I was stalling in searching for the videos).
Waah! I've never missed seeing a post on my blog before! I's so sad!
But Ellen actually posted on exactly the thing I wanted her to before I asked her! which makes me happy.
^-^
Good rant, Ellen.
Waah! I've never missed seeing a post on my blog before! I's so sad!
But Ellen actually posted on exactly the thing I wanted her to before I asked her! which makes me happy.
^-^
Good rant, Ellen.
Rant
So my rant, because I started it a few days ago is a couple of posts down. You cant really miss it. It's really long and has a nice numbered list, finishing with an overview. Enjoy ^__^
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